| Deposit ID | 10011637 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006681 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Courthouse Vein System |
| Geographic coordinates: | -104.97611, 37.38836 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3298 |
| Relative position | 1.3 MILE N47E FROM WEST SPANISH PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Huerfano(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Spanish Peaks(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Trinidad(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Trinidad(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Huerfano(hydrologic unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Pike and San Isabel National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Spanish Peaks Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Huerfano |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 030S | 068W | 34 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Model code | 82 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22 |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal veins |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Syenodiorite Porphyry | ||||||
| Rock description | Syenodiorite Porphyry | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Huerfano Formation;Cuchara Formation |
| Rock description | Huerfano Formation;Cuchara Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| (1) | -104.97611, 37.38836 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | NNW trending fault system |
| Structure description | La Veta Syncline |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | Raton Basin Trough |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | La Veta District District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006681 |
HILLS, R.C., 1901, DESCRIPTION OF THE SPANISH PEAKS QUADRANGLE: USGS FOLIO 71.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1981 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1983 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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